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catophile

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

One who is extremely fond of cats.

informal

Examples

“Nobody can love⟳ Dickens and Thackeray equally well. The catophile will inevitably choose⟳ Thackeray, and prefer⟳ Baudelaire to either. On a le sens de chat, ou on ne l'a pas.”
“Once someone becomes a confirmed catophile, he can rarely resist⟳ the pleasure of owning a cat again.”
“Wycliffe, an incurable catophile, stooped to stroke the cat but Kemp stopped him.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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